Kingston, Ont. resident facing multiple charges after violent domestic incident
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Kingston Police say a 23-year-old is facing a slew of charges following a violent domestic violence incident earlier this week.
A 23-year-old from Kingston, Ont., is facing multiple charges following a violent domestic incident in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Police were called to the 1000 block of Portsmouth Avenue at approximately 6:30 a.m.
According to police, an argument began between two people who were in a relationship around 11 p.m. Tuesday night.
The argument continued until 1 a.m. before the victim asked the accused to leave, at which point the accused refused to leave.
Police said the person then grabbed the victim by the throat, spat on them and stopped the victim from leaving the residence.
At 6:30 a.m. the victim was able to make contact with a family member who came to the residence to help before also being assaulted.
Police said the family member was knocked down and the accused then brandished a knife.
Officers then arrived and arrested the accused who had apparently been involved in a number of similar incidents in recent months.
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